Our brains manipulate physical energy in order to sustain a perception of space and time. The most obvious example being the intake of food and water to sustain the physical body but also the intake of all sensory information and output of physical energy on various tasks throughout the waking day. Our dreams are the mind manipulating with physically imperceivable energy. Most of the time the energy controls us in a dream.

Stephen_Falken:People who ride bikes in heavy traffic are willfully ignoring modern reality of commuting. If they continue to try to force their viewpoints on the rest of society, they deserve to be outcast. Or run over. Or ticketed by the pigs. Especially the uniformed ones with their little prophylactic head bonnets. Or these urban hipsters with their fixies. Jesus f*cking christ.

jesus farking christ this place hates people on bikes.its the same as almost any issue, a few douchnozzles make the rest of us look bad.i have had no replies as of yet and claim to be a sane, safe, and respectable SHARER OF DA RAOUDS.

Erix:Threads involving bicycling always seem to lead to more frothy hate than pretty much any other topic. It's kinda weird, you guys. Bicyclists can be douches, but most of them aren't any worse than drivers.

ffs a rational. i swear, this shiat is worse than a creationist thread on here.

In Upstate New York traffic courts you can plea bargain down one step if you are on your own and two steps if you have a lawyer. For a speeding ticket the steps are 15 over, 5 over, zero point non-speed violation, parking ticket. So they'll let you plead to 60/55 when charged with 70/55, and they'll let your lawyer turn it into a non-speed violation which is much better by DMV rules. Some judges are more or less generous. They might let an ordinary driver off with a parking ticket. They might require represented defendants to take a speed violation if the original charge was speeding, i.e. XX over becomes 5 over.

New York City and Suffolk County are different. Tickets go to Traffic Violations Bureau, a DMV-run kangaroo court. There is no judge. There is an administrative hearing officer. He has a conviction quota. They do not normally consider plea bargains. Rubber stamp guilty in most cases. If you have a lawyer you have a chance of a not guilty verdict after trial (hearing), otherwise guilty as charged. This is an unusual case and the hearing officer might have felt enough pity to drop three red light violations down to one or two.

Bloomberg is not so in love with bicyclists that he will prevent them from getting any tickets. Mayor Menino in Boston is.

theflatline:MrHappyRotter: I'm going to side with him, it's multiple instances of the same violation and the cops are double dipping. But I'm only siding with him because he doesn't look too hipsterish and he's got a really pretty mouth I'd like to stick my dick in.

Hahahahaha. I had a hipster kid in about 2007 tell me it was ok to make out with other dudes as long as you didn't go all the way you weren't gay, then he preceded to make out with another flaming hipster for ten minutes and I think their beards got stuck together.

I banged his girlfriend that night because she said this to me "i am tired of talking about his feelings, listening to bad poetry, I just want to get drunk and farked."

Trust me fellas, hipster girls are easy to bang. You just got to wash em off first.

eurotrader:So the guy on the bike got caught by a cop in a car. He must be new to riding in NYC and a little dim witted or have poor vision if he did not notice the cop watch him go through 4 red lights, so he does deserve the tickets. Unless the cop knew him and had a dislike I can not picture any cop getting out of the car to chase him down very far.

So he should get the tickets only because he got caught? How about because he blew through the red lights?

You do realize that he's not posing on a fixie, right? Those things on the handlebars are brake levers, so he could have easily stopped for all those stop lights. But you guys just keep on being jerks.

I'm going to go put on some lycra shorts and ride slowly through the middle of town, making people look at my package just to piss you all off.

theflatline:MrHappyRotter: I'm going to side with him, it's multiple instances of the same violation and the cops are double dipping. But I'm only siding with him because he doesn't look too hipsterish and he's got a really pretty mouth I'd like to stick my dick in.

Hahahahaha. I had a hipster kid in about 2007 tell me it was ok to make out with other dudes as long as you didn't go all the way you weren't gay, then he preceded to make out with another flaming hipster for ten minutes and I think their beards got stuck together.

I banged his girlfriend that night because she said this to me "i am tired of talking about his feelings, listening to bad poetry, I just want to get drunk and farked."

Trust me fellas, hipster girls are easy to bang. You just got to wash em off first.

yup, they are some of the easiest ass to pull in the known universe. but most are batshiat crazy.

Markoff_Cheney:notmtwain: If it gets him to stop at red lights and pay attention while he is cycling, it might be the best $1,155 he ever spends.

seriously. i bike everywhere, it is my only mode of transportation. the guy is a farking dick who is breaking most of the 'be aware of your surroundings and if you are on the road you must abide by its rules as you are considered to be operating a vehicle on the roads' rules. darwin will eventually win this battle if he thinks he can pull this shiat, making us all look bad, and get away with it for too long.

when i ride downtown i am a silversun pickups song, very carefully look over your shoulder.and stop at red lights, you are no longer a pedestrian.

fark this guy gives us sane bikers a shiat name.

that is way cheaper than the hospital bill for getting plinked at an intersection and ending up ICU for 8 days with massive trauma.

My thought was, "This guy is riding in city traffic while wearing earbuds and he's upset about the fine? He should be thankful he's still alive." I know it's in the hipster code somewhere that you should ignore everybody else because their humdrum lives bore you, but you really need to pay attention when you're riding.

Markoff_Cheney:theflatline: MrHappyRotter: I'm going to side with him, it's multiple instances of the same violation and the cops are double dipping. But I'm only siding with him because he doesn't look too hipsterish and he's got a really pretty mouth I'd like to stick my dick in.

Hahahahaha. I had a hipster kid in about 2007 tell me it was ok to make out with other dudes as long as you didn't go all the way you weren't gay, then he preceded to make out with another flaming hipster for ten minutes and I think their beards got stuck together.

I banged his girlfriend that night because she said this to me "i am tired of talking about his feelings, listening to bad poetry, I just want to get drunk and farked."

Trust me fellas, hipster girls are easy to bang. You just got to wash em off first.

yup, they are some of the easiest ass to pull in the known universe. but most are batshiat crazy.

It is crazy that young, liberal minded, city girls are easy to bang. I bet that is a modern phenomenon which only exists in the hipster community.

orbister:FTFA: Bushwick artist Daniel Greer, 24, who admittedly went through three red lights while wearing headphones, said he did not at first realize he was being pulled over near Lorimer and Grand Sts. on his bike ride home from his photography assistant gig on Sept. 7.

So which is he?

Both? Assisting is a job and artist is from art. I know a guy whose paintings sell for thousands of dollars, with gallery reps on west coast, east coast and europe... but by day, he is an IT guy.

I used to be a photo assistant - now am a commercial shooter who employs assistants. It's hard work for not much pay. But it's essential if you want to move on to successfully landing productions yourself.

Gough:Markoff_Cheney: notmtwain: If it gets him to stop at red lights and pay attention while he is cycling, it might be the best $1,155 he ever spends.

seriously. i bike everywhere, it is my only mode of transportation. the guy is a farking dick who is breaking most of the 'be aware of your surroundings and if you are on the road you must abide by its rules as you are considered to be operating a vehicle on the roads' rules. darwin will eventually win this battle if he thinks he can pull this shiat, making us all look bad, and get away with it for too long.

when i ride downtown i am a silversun pickups song, very carefully look over your shoulder.and stop at red lights, you are no longer a pedestrian.

fark this guy gives us sane bikers a shiat name.

that is way cheaper than the hospital bill for getting plinked at an intersection and ending up ICU for 8 days with massive trauma.

My thought was, "This guy is riding in city traffic while wearing earbuds and he's upset about the fine? He should be thankful he's still alive." I know it's in the hipster code somewhere that you should ignore everybody else because their humdrum lives bore you, but you really need to pay attention when you're riding.

indeed, for farks sake, as said upthread, its half your sensory perception to prevent carnage.

Gunny Highway:Markoff_Cheney: theflatline: MrHappyRotter: I'm going to side with him, it's multiple instances of the same violation and the cops are double dipping. But I'm only siding with him because he doesn't look too hipsterish and he's got a really pretty mouth I'd like to stick my dick in.

Hahahahaha. I had a hipster kid in about 2007 tell me it was ok to make out with other dudes as long as you didn't go all the way you weren't gay, then he preceded to make out with another flaming hipster for ten minutes and I think their beards got stuck together.

I banged his girlfriend that night because she said this to me "i am tired of talking about his feelings, listening to bad poetry, I just want to get drunk and farked."

Trust me fellas, hipster girls are easy to bang. You just got to wash em off first.

yup, they are some of the easiest ass to pull in the known universe. but most are batshiat crazy.

It is crazy that young, liberal minded, city girls are easy to bang. I bet that is a modern phenomenon which only exists in the hipster community.

sarcasm, how original. i still tip my hat to you, those women are sluts. just a particularly dressed variation of an old tribe.

theflatline:MrHappyRotter: I'm going to side with him, it's multiple instances of the same violation and the cops are double dipping. But I'm only siding with him because he doesn't look too hipsterish and he's got a really pretty mouth I'd like to stick my dick in.

Hahahahaha. No homo, brah, I had a hipster kid in about 2007 tell me it was ok to make out with other dudes as long as you didn't go all the way you weren't gay, then he preceded to make out with another flaming hipster for ten minutes and I think their beards got stuck together.

I banged his girlfriend that night, yo, because she said this to me "i am tired of talking about his feelings, listening to bad poetry, I just want to get drunk and farked."

Trust me fellasbrah, hipster girls are easy to bang. You just got to wash em off first.

ZAZ:New York City and Suffolk County are different. Tickets go to Traffic Violations Bureau, a DMV-run kangaroo court. There is no judge. There is an administrative hearing officer. He has a conviction quota. They do not normally consider plea bargains. Rubber stamp guilty in most cases. If you have a lawyer you have a chance of a not guilty verdict after trial (hearing), otherwise guilty as charged. This is an unusual case and the hearing officer might have felt enough pity to drop three red light violations down to one or two.

Oh, New York City is one of those cities, applying the parking ticket model to all traffic violations, like Chicago and DC. Nice.

Erix:Markoff_Cheney: am i on ignore for everyone in this thread? i dont get it. oh well, back to the politics tab.

No, you just aren't joining the bike-hating circle jerk, so you really reduced your pool of potential repliers.

i just dont get the bike hatred, they can be just as big of an asshole as any guy that cuts you off or pretends you dont exist when you try to merge in on a shiatty onramp.fark. hate bikes. fark creationists. love beer.

none needed gunny.i wouldnt be here if i didnt enjoy it.but seriously, hipster biatches like mentioned are whores typically, and great in bed, but not keepers by any stretch of the imagination.although they usually have better hygiene regimens that the hippies and bohemes.results may vary, consult a physician.

MrHappyRotter:I'm going to side with him, it's multiple instances of the same violation and the cops are double dipping. But I'm only siding with him because he doesn't look too hipsterish and he's got a really pretty mouth I'd like to stick my dick in.

No, double-dipping would be where, for example, a car turned right on red when there was a sign against it, and the driver got dinged for 'running a red', 'ignoring a warning sign', and maybe 'failure to yield at a crosswalk' - all for doing one single thing.

This is running one red light, then continuing down the road and running another red light, then continuing down the road and running a third red light. That's three offenses in my book, and he deserves three dings. Whether the fine should escalate for each is another question, but this is really three separate offenses here.

none needed gunny.i wouldnt be here if i didnt enjoy it.but seriously, hipster biatches like mentioned are whores typically, and great in bed, but not keepers by any stretch of the imagination.although they usually have better hygiene regimens that the hippies and bohemes.results may vary, consult a physician.

Anything is better than a hippie. I think this is something everyone can agree on.

none needed gunny.i wouldnt be here if i didnt enjoy it.but seriously, hipster biatches like mentioned are whores typically, and great in bed, but not keepers by any stretch of the imagination.although they usually have better hygiene regimens that the hippies and bohemes.results may vary, consult a physician.

Anything is better than a hippie. I think this is something everyone can agree on.

When I drove, I hated bicyclists for not following the rules of the road, I walk and bus now, I hate cyclists for not following the rules of the road still. A sidewalk is for walking, cars should be sharing the road. If you're not comfortable sharing the road, you shouldn't be riding/driving.

gtp123:This guy isn't living on $15,000/year even in Bushwick. Also, wearing headphones on your bike, in a city? wat?

i lived in bushwick for about 6 years and moved out a few weeks ago. it is absolutely possible to get by on this income. i did it. you just can't go out, eat out, buy nice things, etc.

i'm a poor midwestern kid from a poorass family just trying to make it in this crazy borough of trustafarians, welfare queens, and general douchebags.

not a hipster but that word has lost all meaning for some years now. it's just a term of derision like any other: jock, nerd, slut, hippy, yuppie, etc

it's one of those words that nobody self-identifies as and when used immediately exposes someone as an unthinking, sad, bitter loser.

/not a New Yorker but been here 10 years now. true "New Yorkers" are as provincial and small-minded as any of you other idiots who have never left home. but that's cool, because places like New York collect people who decided to cut the cord and move away from Mommy and Daddy. anyone who can make it here on their own for years on end is better for it and exactly the kind of person i'd like to share a round of drinks with. the rest of you cletuses please stay in podunk

weclock:When I drove, I hated bicyclists for not following the rules of the road, I walk and bus now, I hate cyclists for not following the rules of the road still. A sidewalk is for walking, cars should be sharing the road. If you're not comfortable sharing the road, you shouldn't be riding/driving.

I'm not too upset about bicyclists who don't ride in suicidal fashion, but I am wondering about the whole concept of "share the road." We all own the roads, as we all paid for them. Okay. We own the broadcast spectrum, right? The peoples' airwaves. Can I start my own radio station and use whatever frequency I like? We own the air collectively...can I just build a plane and fly wherever I like?